falling over

[marni]

well thank goodness you looked. Helmets are tough but even an accidental drop to the floor can do damage if it lands oddly.

Not only do you have to have a fully functional helmet but you have to fasten it properly so that it sits snugly and firmly on your head a fingers width above your eyebrow.

The two things that make me crazy are the guys on the super expensive bikes, in their super expensive kits, riding like demons along the MUP or road with the straps undone, and the parents who ride with their kids who all have helmets but the parents don't. Even if they are on the sidewalk...

If there is ever any doubt about the value of a helmet, just take a raw egg out to your riding surface, hold it at mid ear level and drop it.

This is your brain without a helmet.